Yu Zoe Cui is a London-based designer and artist whose work spans visual storytelling, printed matter, and participatory experiences. She creates self-initiated projects and workshops centring ESEA (East and Southeast Asian) communities. Zoe’s recent practice focuses on themes of intimacy, identity, and memory—especially Chinese queer experiences, diaspora, and female-centered narratives.

You’re warmly invited to the prelaunch of "Good Day to Marry", a deeply personal photo book celebrating Chinese queer intimacy through a series of dreamlike, surreal wedding portraits. The book features three female queer couples, captured in intimate settings that honour love, tenderness, and the quiet defiance of simply being seen.

This event is a soft opening of Yu Zoe Cui’s ongoing project—an evening to gather, reflect, and share. We’ll start with a relaxed behind-the-scenes screening, offering a glimpse into the process and stories behind the images. Following that, join us for a thoughtful panel discussion on Chinese queer love and marriage, with contributions from photographer Nandal Seo and Dr. Xumeng Xie, Lecturer at Queen Mary University.

You’ll also get to see the outcomes of Zoe’s recent participatory workshops, where participants reimagined Chinese marriage certificates through collage and creative writing—an ongoing part of the "Good Day to Marry" project that invites the community to reclaim and rewrite the language of love.

The portraits have been shortlisted for the National Portrait Gallery’s Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize, and this event marks the first time they’ll be shown publicly. Come for the stories, stay for the celebration. We can’t wait to share this moment with you.

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